NHER 33083 (Find Spot record) - Late Mesolithic/Early Neolithic tranchet axehead, Roman coin and Early Saxon belt mount

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Summary

Metal-detecting in 1996 recovered a Roman coin and an Early Saxon belt mount. A Late Mesolithic/Early Neolithic flint tranchet axehead was found here in 2001.

Protected Status/Designation

  • None recorded

Location

Map sheet TG10SE
Civil Parish EAST CARLETON, SOUTH NORFOLK, NORFOLK

Map

1996. Metal-detecting.
1 Roman illegible copper alloy coin, uncertain date.
1 Early Saxon gilt copper alloy square belt mount. 5th century or early 6th century, decorated with a saltire of four chip carved leaf shapes, each surrounded by tiny punch marks. In the centre are five punched circles, a further punched circle is between each leaf. The whole is surrounded by a border of crescentric punches (perhaps produced by tilting the circular punch). Two integral attachment shanks on reverse. See notes in file and polaroid (S1).
Coin identified by J. Davies (NCM) and belt mount by H. Geake (A&E).
Compiled by W. Milligan (NCM) 19 December 1996. Amended by P. Watkins (HES), 28 March 2014.

Pre June 2001. Stray Find.
Gressenhall enquiry No. E10308.
1 Late Mesolithic/Early Neolithic flint tranchet axehead. See drawing (S2).
Identified by P. Robins (NCM), see description in file.
This discovery was reported in (S3).
K. Hinds (NLA), 26 June 2001. Amended by P. Watkins (HES), 28 March 2014.

  • --- Secondary File: Secondary File.
  • <S1> Photograph: NCC Find Identification and Recording Service. c. 1975-2000. HES Find Polaroid Collection. HES Find Polaroid Collection. polaroid. black and white.
  • <S2> Illustration: Robins, P. 2001. Drawing of a Late Mesolithic/Early Neolithic flint tranchet axehead from East Carleton. Paper. 1:1.
  • <S3> Article in Serial: Gurney, D. (ed.). 2002. Archaeological Finds in Norfolk, 2001. Norfolk Archaeology. Vol XLIV Pt I pp 149-162. p 150.
  • TRANCHET AXEHEAD (Late Mesolithic to Early Neolithic - 7000 BC to 3001 BC)
  • COIN (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
  • STRAP FITTING (Early Saxon - 411 AD to 650 AD)

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Record last edited

Aug 4 2016 3:35PM

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